TEST BANK for Modern Systems Analysis and Design 9th Edition by Joseph Valacich, Joey George
TEST BANK for Modern Systems Analysis and Design 9th
Edition by Joseph Valacich, Joey George and Jeffrey Hoffer
ISBN-13: 9780135791578
Modern Systems Analysis and Design, 9e (Valacich/George)
Chapter 1 The Systems Development Environment
1) would be classified as software designed to support the payroll function.
A) System software
B) Design software
C) Analysis software
D) Application software
Answer: D
2) is designed to support organizational functions or processes.
A) Application software
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B) Design software
C) Analysis software
D) Testing software
Answer: A
3) What are computer programs that make it easy to use and benefit from techniques and to faithfully
follow the guidelines of the overall development methodology?
A) Tools
B) Techniques
C) Data flow
D) Methodologies
Answer: A
4) Who has the primary responsibility for the design and analysis of information systems?
A) Systems analyst
B) Software engineer
C) Employees
D) Applications developer
Answer: A
5) is/are the process(es) that an analyst will follow to help ensure that his work is complete, well-
done, and understood by project team members.
A) Tools
B) Techniques
C) Data flow
D) Methodologies
Answer: B
6) The first procedural, or third-generation, computer programming languages did not become available
until the beginning of the .
A) 1950s
B) 1960s
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C) 1970s
D) 1980s
Answer: B
7) Because computers were so expensive, computer memory was also at a premium, so system developers
conserved as much memory as possible for .
A) System design
B) System analysis
C) Data analysis
D) Data storage Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
8) are large, complex systems that consist of a series of independent system modules.
A) Supply chain management systems
B) Enterprise-wide systems
C) Customer relationship management systems
D) Transaction processing systems
Answer: B
9) were developed to make systems developers' work easier and more consistent.
A) Data analysis tools
B) Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools
C) Software designing tools
D) Modeling tools
Answer: B
10) Most organizations find it beneficial to use a standard set of steps, called , to develop
and support their information systems.
A) Systems development methodology
B) Supply chain management systems
C) Analytical processing systems
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D) Customer relationship management systems
Answer: A
11) Which of the below is a traditional methodology used to develop, maintain, and replace information
systems?
A) Prototyping
B) OOAD
C) RAD
D) SDLC
Answer: D
12) Information systems analysis and design is a process to develop and maintain computer- based
information systems. Answer: TRUE
13) According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the professional IT workforce will grow by more
than 52 percent between 2010 and 2020.
Answer: FALSE
14) To be effective, techniques and tools must both be consistent with an organization's systems
development methodology. Answer: TRUE
15) Techniques and tools must make it difficult for system developers to conduct the steps called for
in the methodology. Answer: FALSE
16) An organizational approach to systems analysis and design is not driven by methodologies.
Answer: FALSE
17) The analysis and design of computer-based information systems began in the 1950s. Answer:
TRUE
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TEST BANK for Modern Systems Analysis and Design 9th
Edition by Joseph Valacich, Joey George and Jeffrey Hoffer
ISBN-13: 9780135791578
Modern Systems Analysis and Design, 9e (Valacich/George)
Chapter 1 The Systems Development Environment
1) would be classified as software designed to support the payroll function.
A) System software
B) Design software
C) Analysis software
D) Application software
Answer: D
2) is designed to support organizational functions or processes.
A) Application software
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B) Design software
C) Analysis software
D) Testing software
Answer: A
3) What are computer programs that make it easy to use and benefit from techniques and to faithfully
follow the guidelines of the overall development methodology?
A) Tools
B) Techniques
C) Data flow
D) Methodologies
Answer: A
4) Who has the primary responsibility for the design and analysis of information systems?
A) Systems analyst
B) Software engineer
C) Employees
D) Applications developer
Answer: A
5) is/are the process(es) that an analyst will follow to help ensure that his work is complete, well-
done, and understood by project team members.
A) Tools
B) Techniques
C) Data flow
D) Methodologies
Answer: B
6) The first procedural, or third-generation, computer programming languages did not become available
until the beginning of the .
A) 1950s
B) 1960s
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C) 1970s
D) 1980s
Answer: B
7) Because computers were so expensive, computer memory was also at a premium, so system developers
conserved as much memory as possible for .
A) System design
B) System analysis
C) Data analysis
D) Data storage Answer: D
Difficulty: Easy
8) are large, complex systems that consist of a series of independent system modules.
A) Supply chain management systems
B) Enterprise-wide systems
C) Customer relationship management systems
D) Transaction processing systems
Answer: B
9) were developed to make systems developers' work easier and more consistent.
A) Data analysis tools
B) Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools
C) Software designing tools
D) Modeling tools
Answer: B
10) Most organizations find it beneficial to use a standard set of steps, called , to develop
and support their information systems.
A) Systems development methodology
B) Supply chain management systems
C) Analytical processing systems
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D) Customer relationship management systems
Answer: A
11) Which of the below is a traditional methodology used to develop, maintain, and replace information
systems?
A) Prototyping
B) OOAD
C) RAD
D) SDLC
Answer: D
12) Information systems analysis and design is a process to develop and maintain computer- based
information systems. Answer: TRUE
13) According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the professional IT workforce will grow by more
than 52 percent between 2010 and 2020.
Answer: FALSE
14) To be effective, techniques and tools must both be consistent with an organization's systems
development methodology. Answer: TRUE
15) Techniques and tools must make it difficult for system developers to conduct the steps called for
in the methodology. Answer: FALSE
16) An organizational approach to systems analysis and design is not driven by methodologies.
Answer: FALSE
17) The analysis and design of computer-based information systems began in the 1950s. Answer:
TRUE
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